Property from a Distinguished American Western Collection
Terence Cuneo
The Old Red Caboose
Live auction begins on:
January 24, 07:00 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Bid
25,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Distinguished American Western Collection
Terence Cuneo
1907 - 1996
The Old Red Caboose
signed Cuneo (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 ½ by 40 in.
77.5 by 102 cm.
Executed circa 1975.
Private Collection, United Kingdom
MacConnal-Mason & Son Ltd, London (acquired in 2009)
Acquired from the above in 2010 by the present owner
London, Mall Galleries, Terence Cuneo Exhibition, 1988, no. 103
Terence Cuneo, The Railway Painting of Terence Cuneo, London, 1984, p. 91, illustrated in color
Terence Cuneo is best known for his detailed, realist depictions of railways, horses, and military scenes. As the son of two painters, who met through the atelier of American artist James Abbot McNeill Whistler, Cuneo went on to study at the Slade School of Art in London. In his home country of England, Cuneo received his most prestigious commission from Queen Elizabeth II, for The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Westminster Abbey, 2 June 1953, bringing his name worldwide. His realistic style maintains global appeal for Cuneo’s incredible detail and dynamic compositions.
